Tonto Creek is a
stream located in the
Mogollon Rim area of the state of
Arizona on the north edge of the
Tonto National Forest. The closest town,
Payson, is away. Tonto Creek is a stream that flows year round, starting just below the Mogollon Rim, at the northern edge of Tonto National Forest. The creek continues its descent through the
Hellsgate Wilderness
The Hellsgate Wilderness is a protected wilderness within the Tonto National Forest in Gila County, Arizona, at the base of the Mogollon Rim. It was created by the U.S. Congress in 1984 and is managed by the U.S. Forest Service.
Topography
The ...
area and eventually into a wide valley in the
Sonoran Desert. It continues through the desert and into the
Salt River within the north end of
Theodore Roosevelt Lake. The facilities are maintained by
Tonto National Forest division of the
USDA Forest Service.
Fish species
Fish in the stream include
rainbow trout
The rainbow trout (''Oncorhynchus mykiss'') is a species of trout native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America. The steelhead (sometimes called "steelhead trout") is an anadromous (sea-run) form of the coasta ...
,
brown trout
The brown trout (''Salmo trutta'') is a European species of salmonid fish that has been widely introduced into suitable environments globally. It includes purely freshwater populations, referred to as the riverine ecotype, ''Salmo trutta'' morph ...
, and
brook trout
The brook trout (''Salvelinus fontinalis'') is a species of freshwater fish in the char genus ''Salvelinus'' of the salmon family Salmonidae. It is native to Eastern North America in the United States and Canada, but has been introduced elsewhere ...
.
See also
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List of rivers of Arizona
References
External links
Arizona Fishing Locations MapArizona Boating Locations Facilities Map
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Rivers of the Mogollon Rim
Rivers of Arizona
Rivers of Gila County, Arizona
Tributaries of the Salt River (Arizona)